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Name of the vessel

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What is the official name of the vessel? This photo, for example, shows that the name painted on the vessel is S.A. Agulhas II. Tupsumato (talk) 22:27, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moved and edited article to S.A. Agulhas II since it appears to be the ship's name. Tupsumato (talk) 19:51, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Someone put a {{cn}} on "A naming ceremony was held in August, when the ship was named Agulhas II, but this may not be the vessel's final name.[8] It may be renamed after one of the heroes of South Africa's struggle against apartheid.[citation needed]". But the reference that paragraph references clearly says:
In April, Environmental and Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said the vessel was being given a temporary name, pending approval for it to be named in honour of one of the country’s heroes or heroines.
The department was “engaging the family (of the individual) concerned”.
So I removed the tag. Geo Swan (talk) 16:49, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It was me, as the sentence was seemingly uncited. Perhaps the inline citation should be moved to the end of the sentence? Anyway, thanks for clarification. Tupsumato (talk) 17:26, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
On arrival in Cape Town the ship was dedicated to the memory of Miriam Makeba - no intention to rename it was mentioned. I've just added the detail to the article. Roger (talk) 16:49, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Good. I was also quite sceptical about renaming as the name S. A. Agulhas II was welded to the ship at the shipyard. Tupsumato (talk) 20:20, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]